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Article #160984Re: WC Artist auctioning some WC stuff on eBay
From: Ineedmoney
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 18:31
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 18:31
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"Sean" <taser8@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:f911db3892856185111f615d9b753f1c@news.teranews.com... > > > I'm just amused that this topic has apparently caused such a split > > amongst the few remaining followers of this game.. > > > > I wasn't aware that there even WAS a split, or that it was a point of > discussion! > > I'll be honest, I don't think that there's a right answer on this one. > Certainly many assets were reused, but on the other hand there were new > assets, and the storyline and missions were all new. Of course, there was > the whole "download the game" deal, which was unique also. A download for half-life Blue Shift wouldnt have made it more a sequel to Half Life either. :) Ed > I would certainly say that reusing assets does not automatically qualify > something as an add-on; we reused many of the meshes from Wing III for WC > IV, just adding new, more detailed textures, but I don't think anyone would > claim that Wing IV was an add-on to Wing III. > > In the end, I think it's a no-win argument; I don't really think it's > either. I prefer to think of it as a scaled-down followup to Prophecy. > > But that's just my $.02...
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